Imagine the man in the tower saying,  “I am the President of the United States!”

 The man at the top of the tower must have tremendous power and authority. After all, he is the Air Traffic Controller for the Cargo Cult. He is responsible for summoning an airplane full of cargo to be dispersed to all the cult members.

“I will get the Cargo!”

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Our “Cargo Cult air traffic controllers,” are on television constantly, and are quoted frequently in various news papers. They are recognizable by being always wrong, but never in doubt. There predictions are worthless, but they always have an explanation after the event.

As an exercise:

begin to notice this. 

 ask yourself, “Are we getting any cargo?”

Or when presented with a plan, “Where has this worked before?”

Imagine that one of those in the video did this and stopped working on the mock airstrip or the decoy planes. None would appreciate his intelligence and autonomy, rather they would mock him. When you practice the mnemonic, and come to Ronin, imagine being the autonomous individual with the strength to reject the career of Cargo Cult Air Traffic Controller. When you come to Strange Land, comprehend the cult about you. So there is the choice, and which will you choose for yourself.